Welcome back to the Red Wings prospect report, a weekly series from The Athletic Detroit giving you an in-depth look at future of the organization.

Last week, we checked up on OHL standouts Jordan Sambrook and Givani Smith. This week, we head to both coasts to check on WHL defenseman Dennis Cholowski and Quinnipiac University goaltender Keith Petruzzelli.

Let’s get right to it:

Dennis Cholowski, D, Portland Winterhawks, WHL

For Red Wings fans, Cholowski has been the recipient of two widely divergent emotions. On the one hand, he’s forever linked with (and thus compared to) Arizona defenseman Jakob Chychrun by virtue of a 2016 draft-night trade. Chychrun is already in his second NHL season; Cholowski is still in the WHL. That leaves some Detroit fans looking back with angst.

On the other hand, though, he’s one of the organization’s top prospects at a position of clear need. That means he’s also a source of hope.